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  1. New Law on Fertilizer and Manure Applications Explained

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-law-fertilizer-and-manure-applications-explained

    week intended to control algae production in Lake Erie and its western basin can find a detailed ... explanation in a blog post written by an agricultural law expert and a manure expert with the College of Food, ... application restrictions in the western basin Manure application restrictions in the western basin Exemptions ...

  2. How and why to keep phosphorus on no-till fields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/how-and-why-keep-phosphorus-no-till-fields

    the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie every summer is phosphorus that runs off farm fields with ... it phosphorus in a form that can be readily available to produce algal blooms downstream, said Warren ... lakes by not tilling fields, but we have also seen an increase in our soluble phosphorus going into ...

  3. Rain, Rain, Will It Ever Go Away?

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/rain-rain-will-it-ever-go-away

    soggy fields and for the water quality of Lake Erie that’s affected by pollution sources including rain ... Erie, which many municipalities rely on for their drinking water. In the summer of 2017, Lake Erie ... ’s algal bloom level was classified as severe. “I think that’s why farmers are working really hard on ...

  4. Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training Workshop Offered Aug. 29

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/fertilizer-applicator-certification-training-workshop-offered-aug-29

    Experts say soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is a contributor to the harmful algal blooms plaguing ... Lake Erie and other bodies of water in recent years. “Our goal is to offer farmers more information on ...

  5. Workshop to Focus on Keeping Phosphorus in Soil to Prevent Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/workshop-focus-keeping-phosphorus-in-soil-prevent-algal-blooms

    blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other Ohio water ... resources in recent years.  Within these aquatic ecosystems, harmful organisms in the form of algal blooms ... Application Field Day July 18, offered by experts with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, ...

  6. Sept. 30 Webinar to Examine Economics of Controlling Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/sept-30-webinar-examine-economics-controlling-algal-blooms

    control, particularly regarding harmful algal blooms, in an hourlong webinar on Sept. 30 at noon. “Despite ... webinar. The webinar will address the economic dangers of harmful algal blooms, offer an evaluation of the ... control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading and phosphorus limits. “The Economics of Water ...

  7. Ohio State Making Strides in Working to Improve Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-making-strides-in-working-improve-water-quality

    water resources and promote harmful algal blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake ... Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other Ohio water resources in recent years. Within these aquatic ... ecosystems, harmful organisms in the form of algal blooms have also been present. The Nutrient Stewardship for ...

  8. Get Your Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/get-your-ohio-agricultural-fertilizer-applicator-certification

    that phosphorus from farm fields is contributing to harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The ... CFAES News Team cfaesnews@osu.edu 614-292-2270 ...

  9. News tips and events for the week of Aug. 26

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/news-tips-and-events-for-the-week-aug-26

    Tip 2: Algal bloom conference in Toledo:  The fourth annual Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the ... Science conference—featuring new findings about harmful algal blooms, including by a number of CFAES ... go.osu.edu/2019algalbloomconference. Harmful algal blooms are the pea-green, sometimes-toxic slime outbreaks plaguing water bodies ...

  10. CFAES is partnering with NRCS and Cargill for better soil health and water quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-is-partnering-with-nrcs-and-cargill-for-better-soil-health-and-water-quality

      continue to plague western Lake Erie. Scientists say the blooms’ main driver is phosphorus runoff from farm ... Water Quality Initiative  (WQI) to learn more about and boost soil health, improve Lake Erie’s water ... reason is that the region is rich in farming. The second reason is that summertime harmful algal blooms ...

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